Health problems account for a small part of the association between socioeconomic status and disability pension award. Results from the Hordaland Health Study

Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for disability pension

	Odds ratio Crude	95% CI	Odds ratio Adjusted¹	95% CI	Proportion accounted for by health²
ALL (n = 15067)
Higher education (> 12 years)	1		1
High school (12 years)	2.03	1.49 - 2.77	1.81	1.31 - 2.52	16%
Compulsory school (9 years)	4.60	3.34 - 6.33	3.87	2.73 - 5.47	11%
MEN (n = 6909)
Higher education (> 12 years)	1		1
High school (12 years)	2.34	1.36 - 4.01	2.00	1.13 - 3.55	18%
Compulsory school (9 years)	5.46	3.10 - 9.61	4.39	2.39 - 8.06	13%
WOMEN (n = 8158)
Higher education (> 12 years)	1		1
High school (12 years)	1.88	1.29 - 2.75	1.79	1.19 - 2.70	8%
Compulsory school (9 years)	4.03	2.74 - 5.94	3.80	2.47 - 5.85	4%

¹ Health factors adjusted for: Anxiety symptom score (HADS-A), Depression symptom score (HADS-D), Number of somatic diagnosis, Number of pharmacological treatments, Somatic symptoms, Obesity (BMI ≥ 30), Self-reported fibromyalgia, Lasting pain/stiffness during previous year in each of Neck, Shoulders, Elbows, Hands/wrists, Chest/abdomen, Upper back, Lower back, Hips, Knees and Feet/ankles.
² Calculated using the formula : 1 - (ln(OR _adjusted )/ln(OR _crude ))

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